If you dislike eating fruits as a part of your breakfast then switch to smoothies. You can always add a little chocolate to the smoothie and make it delicious. Though we all know how incredibly good fruits are for the health, some people simply hate eating fruits. If you know someone, who is not a fan of fruits then do send them fruit baskets with all these smoothie recipes!

1. Strawberry and yogurt smoothie – It is no surprise that yogurt and strawberries both are great for the health. To make this breakfast drink, all you require are fresh strawberries cut and fresh yogurt. You can make this in 2 minutes, and if you want, you can add a little chocolate sauce on the top. Do not mix it in with the recipe otherwise it could taste a little off.
2. Mango and avocado smoothie – If your child is a fan of mangoes, then this can be a great recipe! Add in mango pieces and few small pieces of avocado. Keep the avocado less so that the taste is not too prominent. Keep increasing the amount of avocadoes day by day once your child is used to the taste or starts liking it. You can also add few dices of mangoes on the top if you have added too many avocadoes in the recipe.
3. Orange and banana smoothie – Banana smoothies are quite famous, but if you want to add a rich source of Vitamin C in the recipe, add in oranges. Remove the seeds of the oranges before you make the smoothie. Also, let bananas dominate the dish so that the oranges don’t make it too tangy to drink. Cut small pieces of bananas and place them in the smoothie.
4. Blueberries, cherries, oranges and yogurt smoothie – Now this one is quite the nutritional one. Take fresh blueberries, cherries, oranges and yogurt. Combine all these in a bowl so that they are mixed well with the yogurt. Throw in a little chocolate sauce if your child or you dislike this combination. Keep the sugar levels less with this one because if the fruits are sweet, you wouldn’t need sugar. Put this in your mixer and drink it fresh every day. You will thank us later!
5. Raspberry and beetroot smoothie – This is yet another healthy smoothie that you must have. Add fresh raspberries and boiled beetroots to the mixer and keep going until it mixes well. You can add a little vanilla ice-cream for the sweet factor in the smoothie. The vanilla part is totally optional. Also, serve this with a spoon of Nutella on the top. This combination might sound weird but trust us; it is healthy to the core. If you do not like the taste of it, you can always add some chocolate or any other favourite fruit to make it healthier and tastier.

You can mix and match the smoothie recipes in any way you like. Make sure you put in at least two healthy ingredients to make it perfect for breakfast. Smoothies are a great way to get regular nutrients in the body.

Gifting does not come easy for all of us. Some tend to be very creative and find unique ideas regarding what to gift a person on different occasions while most of us get stuck when it comes to gifting stuff to others as it is quite tough to settle down on a particular option since not everyone tends to have the same taste. Gifting personal stuff like clothing and shoes require a lot of details like sizes and body shape, so that is clearly not a safe option. Therefore, it is advisable to go for some out of the league gifting ideas. To further guide you with the same, here is a list of gifts you should consider. These are easy to find, suit everyone’s taste and they won’t cost you a lump sum either.

•    A Bouquet of seasonal flowers

Flowers never go out of fashion, and almost everybody loves receiving flowers, irrespective of what the occasion is, especially when it comes to the ladies. You can be sure that nothing is going to please them more than flowers. In fact, ladies tend to love flowers much more than their so-called best friends, diamonds. You can get some very beautiful flowers in the vicinity of your neighborhood itself. They are the safest option to gift someone whom you do not know personally. They also suit perfectly with the occasion, no matter what it is.

•    A basket of fruits

Fruits are a welcomed gift for one and all. No matter what season and what occasion it is, people always consume fruits, and if you want to gift something useful and not so personal, fruits are a perfect choice. They suit the taste of every person. Moreover, the advantage of gifting a fruit basket is that they are the healthiest thing you can gift to your loved ones. When it comes to fruit baskets, you can choose from lots of options available. You can choose either a basket fulfilled with international fruits or fruits grown locally.  Also, you can make your basket with selected fruits or only one fruit, for example, Apple Basket, Orange Basket or Apple and Orange Basket, etc.

•    Make Your Gift Basket

The best of the lot surely! If you want to send your loved ones a pleasant and sweet surprise, then why not something different and send them a basket filled with assorted gifts, usually their favorite things and pack it with some premium covering paper or any material of your choice to make it look timeless. You can go for themed gift basket.

To make a perfect gift basket, decide for whom you are making the basket, and what are his/her likes dislikes. Once you are decided, you can move with the proceedings. For your sweetheart, you can make a basket with selected perfumes and chocolates, which can enrich her senses or for your younger brother’s birthday you can gift a basket filled with his favorite movies or merchandise of his favorite sports team.

Mangoes are the best thing about summer. They are the ideal treat for a hot day. Well, almost. We all love the gooey King of fruits, but the mess it causes can sometimes be off-putting. Now, what if you had a fruit that tasted and looked exactly like the mango, but had none of the messiness associated with it? Enter, the Plango: Scientific name – Bouea macrophilia. Origin – Thailand! This ‘individual’ fruit has been produced by expert growers working in close association with the Marks & Spencer’s over the past few years trying to develop a hybrid fruit between the Mango and Plum

So, what is that makes the Plango so special? Following the launch of Papple Pear (an apple tasting like a pear) back in 2012, it does seem we will continue to try and see new and exciting fruits in the coming year. So how much we all know about this new Fruit, well:

The texture of the fruit is slightly firmer than that of plum

In terms of taste, it reminds you of Alphonso Mango.

So having a firmer texture and being edible with skin on It does promise you a dribble and drip-free bite, without any irritating fibres that stick to your teeth.

For Size the plango is much shorter than an actual mango though – just 5cm in diameter and 10 cm in length

The plango has already been in stores for a couple of weeks at stores Having said that we all know kids are fussy eaters and sometimes got bored having the same fruit all the times especially School lunch packs, however trying new fruits and by making fruit fun and exciting you can make your children’s fall in love with fruit like Fresh Fruit salad with Berry sauce or Peaches with Strawberry sauce are few to mention to enjoy your 5 a day.